Career Opportunities

Jobs in the field of criminal justice are plentiful, with over 700,000 positions estimated
to exist nationally. The State of Washington alone has over 10,000 sworn police positions
in local police departments and county sheriff's offices, not including civilian positions
in these agencies. The Seattle Police Department, for example, has over 600 non-sworn
positions such as records clerk, administrative specialists, and evidence technicians.
A sampling of potential criminal justice career opportunities is contained in the
following, but by no means exhaustive, list.